John Ralph Frongillo

Warrant Officer
B CO, 1ST SQD, 9TH CAV RGT, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
06 January 1949 - 17 May 1969
Woburn, MA
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1 CAV DIV

9TH CAV RGT 		John R. Frongillo

Army Aviator

Purple Heart, Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for John Ralph Frongillo

24 Nov 2001

"To live in the hearts we leave behind,
is never to have died."
(Thomas Campbell, circa 1888)

He was a fine classmate.

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Three men from B Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, died as a result of having their OH-6A (tail number 67-16657) shot from under them on 15 May 1969. The pilot died in the crash; the other two died within days from injuries received:
  • CWO Arthur J. Murray, Cincinnati, OH, pilot, KIA
  • WO John R. Frongillo, Woburn, MA, copilot, DOI 05/17/1969
  • SP5 Carl R. Martin, Minneapolis, MN, crew chief, DOI 05/21/1969
Warrant Officer Frongillo arrived in Vietnam on Monday, 05 May 1969; he died twelve days later.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a high school classmate,
Henry Valentine
hjv@qwest.net 
24 Nov 2001


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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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